Tag Archives: Memories of Middle Earth

Be Safe, Be Sorry

Jan 30, 2013 News a tribute to love, Ais Vis Lo Lop, Best Irish Drinking Songs, Bring Me Home Boys, Brobdingnagian Bards, Busy Doin' Nothing, cat songs, Celtic Chirstmas, Celtic lyrics, Celtic Songs Companion, Close Your Eyes, Doctor of Gallifrey, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Gunns & Drums, Heart's Ease, I Will not Sing Along, Ichabod Zeuss, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, irish drinking songs, Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, Irish song lyrics, Jamie Haeuser, Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye, Keep the Celtic in Christmas, Kilted For Her Pleasure, La La La, Marcia Yudkin, Memories of Middle Earth, Men of New Basin Canal, Molly Malone, Nancy Whiskey, Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's Day, Purple Cow, Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, Seth Godin, Songs of My Father's People, The Purple Cow, What Color Is Your Dragon, Whiskers in the Jar, Who's Gonna Shoe, Zombie Love Song

That’s the title of Marcia Yudkin’s weekly email newsletter.  Marcia is a fantastic copywriter.  I’ve been a subscriber for several years.  This latest email is one of many reasons why.  Marcia wrote, “With ‘me too’ marketing, you spend the same to get your message out as for a more distinctive idea.  Yet you enjoy a […]

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Pub Songs #95: Surgery, A Long Expected Party, Getting Back to Routine

Oct 10, 2011 Podcasts A Working in the Garden, ALEP 2: There & Back Again, Cady Finlayson, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, James O'Brien Moran, Kickstarter, Memories of Middle Earth, Newry Town, Paddy Fahy, Providence Reel, Raise a Glass in Parting, Renaissance Festival Podcast, Sanctuary, Sergeant Early's Dream, Sherwood Forest Faire, The Beggarmen, The Heart of FangornBrobdingnagian Bards, The Humours Of The King Of Ballyhooley

It’s been a while, but I’m back with another show.  This one is for the Gunn Runners.  There’s some great music, but I have a lot to say to update you with all my news.  So check it out. Kenzie update Computer and microphone updates Kickstarter Campaign to Update Gear. Stay tuned. Limited Edition T-Shirt […]

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Can Kickstarter Fund a Marc Gunn Tour?

Sep 15, 2011 News Amanda Palmer, Brobdingnagian Bards, Chicago, Dallas, eventful, fan funding, Gunn Runners, Kansas City, Kickstarter, Memories of Middle Earth, Nagians, Neil Gaiman, New York, Seattle

I read some interesting blogs over the past few days.  Artists like Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman are organizing tours using fan funding sites like Kickstarter. I started fan funding my music back in 2004.  The Brobdingnagian Bards’ album Memories of Middle Earth was funded entirely by Nagians.  However, I never thought of a practical […]

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How I Fell in Love with Hobbits

May 30, 2011 News autobiography, D&D, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Dungeons & Dragons, hobbit drinking songs, hobbit songs, Memories of Middle Earth, Star Wars, The Hobbit

It was the 6th grade when I first watched the Rankin & Bass animated version of The Hobbit.  My 6th grade had one big room broken up into large cubicles for teaching.  When the movie came on, everyone gathered in the common area.  The blinds were closed.  The movie began. I remember being mesmerized by […]

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Big Change: The Hobbit CD Is Next!

Mar 28, 2011 News Brobdingnagian Bards, Firefly, firefly drinking songs, hobbit drinking songs, hobbit songs, Joss Whedon, Memories of Middle Earth, Rie Sheridan Rose, Scottish song lyrics, The Hobbit

I had a change of mind today. I decided to start work on the Hobbit CD. As you may know, I have three CDs on the back burner: Firefly Drinking Songs, Scottish Songs of Drinking and Rebellion, and Hobbit Songs. This coming Friday, the Bedlam Bards and I hope to record the last songs for […]

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Happy Birthday Bilbo!

Mar 30, 2006 News Bilbo Baggins, Happy Birthday, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings music, Memories of Middle Earth, The Hobbit, Voltaire

It’s not really his birthday. Well, not yet. That’s officially on Sept 22. But I wanted to tell you about my latest music promotion idea. That’s to say, “Happy Birthday”. I’ve long had a love of birthdays. So much, in fact, I keep writing birthday songs. If I don’t watch out, I’m gonna be known […]

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